Josh Walker (baseball)

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14+1⁄3 innings. [4] In 2018, he played with the Kingsport Mets of the Rookie-level Appalachian League before being promoted to the Brooklyn Cyclones of the Low-ANew York–Penn League, pitching to a 3.27 ERA with 52 strikeouts over 41+1⁄3 innings. Walker pitched only six innings in 2019 after being in a car accident that injured his left arm, and he did not play a game in 2020 after the minor league season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [5]

To begin the 2021 season, Walker was assigned to Brooklyn (now members of the High-A East) and was promoted to the Binghamton Rumble Ponies of the Double-A Northeast and the Syracuse Mets of the Triple-A East during the season. [6] [7] Over 21 games (twenty starts) between the three clubs, Walker pitched to a 9-4 record, a 3.73 ERA, and 98 strikeouts over 115+2⁄3 innings. [8] He returned to Syracuse to begin the 2022 season on the injured list. [9] He made rehab appearances with the Florida Complex League Mets and the St. Lucie Mets before he was assigned to Syracuse; over 22 innings pitched for the season between the three teams, he went 3-2 with a 4.91 ERA and 38 strikeouts. [10]

Walker began the 2023 season with Syracuse, where he made nine appearances and logged a 0.68 ERA with 18 strikeouts in 13+1⁄3 innings pitched. On May 16, 2023, Walker was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. [11] In 14 games for the Mets, he struggled to an 8.10 ERA with 12 strikeouts in 10.0 innings of work. On August 14, Walker was placed on the injured list with a right oblique strain. [12] He was transferred to the 60–day injured list on August 17. [13]

Walker was optioned to Triple–A Syracuse to begin the 2024 season. [14]

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  2. ↑ "MV grad Walker surprised by draft selection - Sports - recordonline.com - Middletown, NY". Archived from the original on August 23, 2021. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Minisink grad Walker gets the call from Mets - Sports - recordonline.com - Middletown, NY". Archived from the original on August 23, 2021. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
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  5. ↑ "Mets prospect, MV grad continues big-league quest".
  6. ↑ "Mets Pitching Prospect Josh Walker Finding Rhythm in Binghamton".
  7. ↑ "For Josh Walker It's All About Execution". 5 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "Toughest top prospect 40-man decisions". MLB.com .
  9. ↑ "Here's where the Mets' Top 30 prospects are starting '22". MLB.com .
  10. ↑ "Josh Walker Stats, Fantasy & News".
  11. ↑ "Mets' Josh Walker: Added to big-league bullpen". cbssports.com. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
  12. ↑ "Mets' Josh Walker: Placed on 15-day IL". cbssports.com. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Mets' Josh Walker: Moved to 60-day IL". cbssports.com. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Mets' Josh Walker: Sent down to Triple-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
Josh Walker
New York Mets – No. 91
Pitcher
Born: (1994-12-01) December 1, 1994 (age 29)
Otisville, New York, U.S.
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
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